Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.14/cwt -6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 467 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	348	666	337
Feeder cattle	174	309	136
Slaughter cattle	82	245	109
Replacement cattle	40	52	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	210.00	$210.00	$584	—
325–335	330	3	210.00–220.00	$215.05	$710	-14.95
355–375	365	2	215.00–220.00	$217.57	$794	-2.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	205.00	$205.00	$605	+25.00
355	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	+0.03
415–435	425	2	190.00–202.50	$196.40	$835	+1.31
495	495	1	200.00	$200.00	$990	+10.28
540	540	1	180.00	$180.00	$972	-20.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	+20.00
315	315	1	180.00	$180.00	$567	+5.08
350–385	368	2	170.00–175.00	$172.62	$635	—
490	490	2	180.00	$180.00	$882	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	200.00–202.50	$201.25	$684	-18.75
350–365	360	3	195.00–207.50	$202.47	$729	±0.00
455–495	467	11	190.00–195.00	$193.14	$902	-6.86
515–535	525	5	190.00–197.50	$192.48	$1,011	-8.52
645	645	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	185.00–190.00	$187.60	$713	+2.63
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	+5.00
475	475	1	175.00	$175.00	$831	-9.81
505–535	520	2	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$949	-6.79
565–590	581	5	175.00–188.00	$179.61	$1,044	-7.02
632	632	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,068	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
300–330	313	3	160.00–170.00	$163.51	$512	-11.61
365	365	1	165.00	$165.00	$602	—
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	±0.00
525	525	1	163.00	$163.00	$856	-11.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	3	155.00–170.00	$161.77	$501	+11.77
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	215.00	$215.00	$924	+5.17
470–490	480	2	200.00	$200.00	$960	-6.51
500–505	503	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,006	—
550–585	568	2	195.00–200.00	$197.42	$1,121	-2.02
610–615	613	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,195	-7.50
680	680	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,292	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	190.00–205.00	$197.54	$836	+15.78
465	465	1	205.00	$205.00	$953	—
595	595	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,160	+5.07
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	-4.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	170.00	$170.00	$842	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	—
670–685	678	2	165.00–167.50	$166.24	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1200	928	85-90%	17	68.00–92.00	$82.08	$762	-6.58
895–1355	1092	85-90%	15	94.00–114.00	$103.48	$1,130	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1490	1204	80-85%	20	100.00–115.00	$108.27	$1,304	-10.64
1190–1635	1363	80-85%	3	120.00–122.00	$121.11	$1,651	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,349	—
1515	1515	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,591	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,913	+8.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,706	—
1430–1925	1693	4	118.00–129.00	$123.64	$2,093	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1050	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	148.00–160.00	$154.03	$1,394
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–780	709	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	113.00–125.00	$118.78	$842

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
800–1075	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	785.00–1,025.00	$922.60
1095–1475	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,650.00	$1,529.62
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1170	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,675.00	$1,429.23
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	87.50	$87.50	$140	—
220–235	228	2	70.00	$70.00	$160	-8.13
310	310	1	57.50	$57.50	$178	—
310–330	320	2	67.50–77.50	$72.34	$231	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	145.00	$145.00	-40.00
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	—
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	+30.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-17.05
880–1015	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,391.14	-317.80
960–1010	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,688.45	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	-60.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	+241.64

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	3	175.00	$175.00	$439	—
333	333	8	169.00	$169.00	$563	—
395	395	5	165.00	$165.00	$652	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	20.00–30.00	$25.00	-23.33
30	30	1	20.00	$20.00	-37.00
30	30	4	45.00–55.00	$51.25	-5.75
40	40	8	65.00–90.00	$73.13	-9.37
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-12.50
50	50	3	115.00–125.00	$118.33	+45.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-26.67
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-60.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+20.00
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-40.00
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+10.00
100	100	2	110.00	$110.00	+5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	—
120	120	2	205.00	$205.00	+65.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.